Meet the Burgers: Yes, the Burger-King wedding finally happened

July 22, 2015, 3:28 am

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Forget the royal wedding, this was a Royale wedding.

Joel Burger and Ashley King tied the knot last Friday. And, yes, Burger King footed the bill.

The couple from Jacksonville, who were childhood sweethearts, hit the headlines back in April when they announced their forthcoming nuptials, while posed in front of their local BK branch. The burger chain quickly spotted an awesome marketing opportunity and offered to cover the entire cost of the wedding.

We were just blown away,’ Joel said at the… Read the full story

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There’s an alcohol free bar opening in London (and no, it’s not just a cafe. Apparently)

July 22, 2015, 3:30 am

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New bars open in London all the time, but Redemption is a bar with a difference.

And that difference is that it won’t be serving alcohol. At all. Not a single drop. EVER.

Gulp.

Redemption – which has had successful pop-ups in Hackney, Holborn and Portobello – is now laying down roots in gluten-free yummy mummy neighbourhood of Notting Hill, and promises ‘ a space away from temptation that still feels like a treat.’

(It also has the ‘mantra’ ‘spoil yourself without spoiling yourself’ – so you know).

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Awesome great-gran sneaks out of care home to get first tattoo – at the age of 79

July 22, 2015, 4:07 am

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This is how you make cherry bombs (aka. vodka infused cherries)

July 22, 2015, 4:15 am

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It’s cherry season. And while you could just scoff them straight from the punnet, you could also turn them into cherry bombs, so you know…

We love fruit. But what we love even more is fruit that’s been infused with vodka. Because, obvs.

And if you feel the same, you need to check out this insanely easy recipe for cherry bombs by The Vegetarian Baker.

We’re not gonna run through the whole recipe here, as it’s all in the video (below). But just so you know, all you need to make this happen are some cherries, a bottle of vanilla vodka, white chocolate and blue sprinkles (although you could probably leave… Read the full story

Your pet is about to get better airport treatment than you

July 22, 2015, 4:35 am

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Airports are stressful places. Between the delayed flights and screaming children, wouldn’t it be nice to have somewhere soothing to… Read the full story

Guy eats Chipotle every day for five months – and still has a six pack

July 22, 2015, 4:51 am

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Variety is not the spice of life for this 23-year-old – Chipotle is.

LA-based animator Andrew Hawryluk first started eating his favourite Tex-Mex takeaway every day as a joke during Lent. He called it ‘Chipotlent’. Lad.

But, then he got hooked on the burrito bowls and figured why stop?

He’s now been eating Chipotle every day for lunch – specifically a chicken bowl with chips and guacamole – for the past five months. He’s currently on day 154.

Heck, that’s a lot of guac.

He documents… Read the full story

A third of Brits ‘are unhappy with their bodies’

July 22, 2015, 6:59 am

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Over a third of Brits are finding it tough to embrace their bodies.

According to a YouGov survey, women are the most likely to feel worried about the way they look with over four in ten responding that they weren’t happy with their body image.

Which is perhaps unsurprising with the ridiculous pressure coming from adverts asking if you’re beach body ready and horrifying social media campaigns like the belly button challenge.

Men, however, appear to feel a bit more comfortable in their appearance – 66 per cent reported being happy with it, compared to 31 per cent that were not.

Other cultures fared better around the world. It looks like Indonesia is the place… Read the full story

6 of the most bizarre discussions on Mumsnet

July 22, 2015, 7:02 am

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I have been on Mumsnet a lot lately.

Not for parenting advice or to find out whether my baby is ‘normal’, but because I have discovered that the discussion forums are flipping hilarious – for all the wrong reasons.

Here are a few of my favourite threads:

1. It’s official: dinosaurs did NOT exist

At least according to Mumsnetter CADministry who is ‘sick and tired of dinosaurs being… Read the full story

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This poem with an alternate meaning (trust us) is the deepest thing you’ll read all day

July 22, 2015, 7:45 am

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If you sometimes find it hard to see the good in things, this poem may help.

The poem, which was helpfully posted on ‘some wall’ in London (because as we all know, Londoners are almost always in need of a bit of perking up), has two alternate meanings depending on whether you read it from top to bottom or bottom to top, and is guaranteed to make you think.

Most brilliantly of all, the poem appears to be the work of Chanie Gorkin, who describes herself as ‘an 11th grader at an all girls’ high school in Brooklyn, NY.’ which would make her around 16-years-old.

Some days it can be hard to see the good in life, but as this poem proves, some… Read the full story

Someone’s invented jeans and pyjamas that make your farts smell nice. Lovely

July 22, 2015, 7:46 am

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In a bid to completely neutralise the smell of farts, a UK company has now added jeans and pyjamas to its line of flatulence-filtering underwear.

The world of fart warfare is getting serious.

Shreddies pants have been filtering out smelly farts since 2013. Using an activated carbon lining made from Zortex, they absorb and neutralise all suspicious odours. The carbon material is then reactivated every time the underwear is washed.

The Leicester-based… Read the full story

12 reasons not to be hung up on how well hung you are

July 22, 2015, 8:14 am

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When it comes to willies, there’s no denying, that no two are the same.

Whether you’re hung like a donkey or are proof that all the best things come in small packages, you’ll be relieved to know that, according to a recent paper published by The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the general appearance of a willy was rated as more important than the size of it.

MORE: What makes a good looking penis? Finally there’s an answer

So stop sweating the small (ahem) stuff and start focusing on the bigger picture.

1. It’s all about proportion

Just as massive boobs can look mismatched on small women, so too, a big willy can seem off-balance on a smaller frame. Willy size… Read the full story

14 experiences anyone who’s been on a long haul flight will relate to

July 22, 2015, 8:33 am

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When you think about it, the fact that we can all hop aboard a metal tube and pop out on the other side of the world half a day later is pretty amazing.

Of course, it’s not all fun and games up there in the clouds.

For anyone who’s had the fortune of undertaking a lengthy globe-hopping journey by air, here are a few experiences that will probably resonate with you.

1. The mild panic attack you get right when the plane takes off

It suddenly hits you – you’re stuck in this tiny chair, in a tiny tube, surrounded by strangers FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

2. Having every intention of getting work done during the flight

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There’s a new art exhibition and it’s all about cats

July 22, 2015, 8:50 am

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Cats are cute. It’s a well established fact.

We love our feline friends so much that we share more than twice as many cat pics online than selfies.

We just can’t get enough of the adorable creatures, who regularly become internet sensations whether they’re getting their head stuck in sandles or becoming (much improved) versions of Donald Trump.

So really it’s about time they were celebrated in all their glory in a serious art exhibition.

Which is exactly what the Museum of the Moving Image in New York thought. The new exhibition, How Cats Took Over the Internet, plans to tell the history of cats online and find out why we’re so obsessed with the furry things.

The museum says it will touch ‘on concepts like anthropomorphism, the aesthetics of cuteness, the Bored at Work Network’ in order to take ‘a critical look at a… Read the full story

Bloody Hell is an intersectional feminist zine about periods and it’s bloody brilliant

July 22, 2015, 9:58 am

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We talk about sex all day long (well, some of us do), but periods are still shrouded in secrecy and shame.

Or at least they were. Because Bloody Hell is a new zine dedciated to periods, and it’s gonna blow the lid off the messy mystery that is menstruation once and for all.

Bloody Hell is the brainchild of 23-year-old graphic designer and MA student Soofiya Andry, who told us she’d wanted to make a zine for some time and decided periods were a ‘nice little taboo and politically stanced topic to get started with.’

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The brilliant feminist backlash to the #WhatWomenWant hashtag

July 22, 2015, 10:22 am

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Mobile phone company Karbonn asked Twitter #WhatWomenWant and the responses were brilliant.

It hosted a contest asking men to reveal the secrets behind charming the ladies. Because you know all women want the same things like chocolate, presents, cuddles, shopping and *excuse me while I go throw up*.

Many of the competition entrants were predictably cheesy.

@KarbonnSmart A date on a cruise..with good food..a bottle of champagne.. And at the end the Titanic pose 🌟#WhatWomenLove🌟

— Jay Thakkar (@jaythakkar9) July 20, 2015

Some were outright sexist and disturbing.

@KarbonnSmart #Whatwomenlove Acknowledge her concerns with active listening techniques, even if you don’t agree with what she is saying.

— Abhinav Shukla (@JustShukla) July 20, 2015

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This is Da Vinci – the horse with a horse on his back

July 22, 2015, 10:24 am

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Meet Da Vinci, the beautiful foal with a unique work of art on his back. 

This week, the internet… Read the full story

10 of the best hot dogs from around the world that you need to try

July 22, 2015, 11:30 pm

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It’s National Hot Dog Day today! Yes, really. And in order to celebrate this much maligned US snack, here are some of the best hot dogs from home and abroad.

Forget boring old onions and ketchup – give some of these a go instead.

1. Dog the Bounty Hunter from Burger

Where: Burger, Edinburgh

 

Dog The Bounty Hunter: pork (or veggie) dog, chilli-fried cabbage, ponzu mayo, spring onion, coriander, black sesame and…deep fried Bounty bar, yep.

2. The Terimayo from Japadog 

Where: Japadog, Vancouver

 

Vancouver’s Japadog brings Japanese style hot dogs to Canada, this signature dog includes teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayo and dried seaweed.

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Couples describe each other to a police sketch artist and they’re hilariously bad at it

July 22, 2015, 11:56 pm

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Distractify asked couples, who’ve been together for a while, to describe each other to a police sketch artist and, let’s just say, some people are really, really bad at it. 

It sort of proves the point that you stop looking at people’s faces once you’ve known them for a while.

The video begins with women doing the describing. As well as revealing the fairer sex has little understanding of facial hair – ‘it’s a goatee, but with a beard connected to the goatee’ – the descriptions are gloriously elaborate.

One woman says her boyfriend’s eyebrows as ‘like a ferret across his forehead.’

Another says her BF’s got ‘long hair and a beard. Like a magician.’

Yeah, try drawing that. Actually…

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Mum terminally ill with cancer writes letters to her four-year-old to last a lifetime

July 23, 2015, 12:49 am

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A mum dying of cancer has written a series of notes and letters so she can still be there for her four-year-old daughter when she experiences all of life’s big moments.

They include messages for her daughter’s birthdays, her graduation, and Mother’s Day.

In April 2013, 35-year-old Heather McManamy from Wisconsin was diagnosed with stage 2b breast cancer. The cancer has spread to her liver and bones and is no longer curable. Although doctors may be able to keep her alive longer, devastatingly, she will not live to see her four-year-old daughter Brianna grow up.

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7 reasons people are proud to live in Birmingham

July 23, 2015, 1:51 am

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Brummies are a lot like Obi Wan Kenobi. If you knock us down we will become prouder than you can possibly imagine.

Here are seven reasons people are so proud to live in Birmingham…

1. Our skyline

People call Birmingham ugly, but attractiveness no more makes a good city than makes a good person. Besides, we’re ludicrously proud of our cityscape, warts and all, as evidenced by this super-high resolution photo commissioned by John Lewis. That skyline looks alright from where we’re standing.

2. Our food

It’s becoming one of the city’s most painfully over-used slogans: ‘More Michelin stars than any UK city outside of London.’ But it’s over-used for a reason – we’re very proud of the fact.

Michelin stars aside though, the food… Read the full story